07th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150045989 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DISPLAYS INDICATING A REQUIRED TIME OF ARRIVAL - A method for providing a display to a flight crew of an aircraft includes receiving a required time of arrival (RTA) control instruction for arriving at a particular waypoint at a particular time, calculating an initial required aircraft speed at which the aircraft is required to fly in order to arrive at the particular waypoint at the particular time, and providing a flight display comprising a speed tape. The method further includes receiving an input accepting the RTA control instruction and calculating an updated required aircraft speed at which the aircraft is required to fly in order to arrive at the particular waypoint at the particular time. Still further, the method includes updating the flight display comprising displaying the updated RTA target speed on the speed tape using a second symbology that is different from the first symbology and discontinuing the display of the first symbology. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045990 | ACTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITIONING DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLOOR-CLEANING ROBOT THEREOF - An active three-dimensional positioning device and a control system for floor-cleaning robot are provided in the present invention. The active three dimension positioning device includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver array, a radio frequency emitter and a control circuit. The RF receiver array includes a plurality of RF receivers for receiving a RF pulse. The RF emitter is used for emitting a RF pulse. The control circuit is coupled to the RF receivers. The control circuit transmits a transmission command to the RF emitter, after the RF emitter receives the enable RF signal, and the RF emitter emits the RF pulse. The control circuit calculates the position between the RF receiver array and the RF emitter according to the positions of the RF receivers and the time when each of the RF receivers receives the RF pulse. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045991 | CONTROLLING OF THE AUTOMATIC DRIVING PROCESS OF A VEHICLE - A method to control an automatic driving process of a vehicle is provided. An authentication information is received via a first radio interface in the vehicle and a control information is received for the automatic driving process via a second radio interface different from the first radio interface in the vehicle. The automatic driving process is controlled as a function of the authentication information and the control information. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045992 | WORK VEHICLE ROBOTIC PLATFORM - A robotic control system for a vehicle having a chassis and a drive system carrying the chassis. The robotic control system including a controller configured to control the drive system. The controller being further configured to at least one of auto-load the vehicle onto a trailer, preclude tipping of the vehicle, stabilize yaw of the vehicle, simulate Ackerman steering, balance the vehicle on two wheels, retrieve an other vehicle, transfer a payload from the vehicle to the other vehicle, coupling of at least one other vehicle to the vehicle, retrieval or movement of a container using either relative sensing or absolute position referencing, profile cutting of plants, and 3D print cement. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION, VEHICLE CONTROL, AND/OR ROUTE INSPECTION - In a system and method for communicating data in a locomotive consist or other vehicle consist (comprising at least first and second linked vehicles), a first electronic component in the first vehicle of the vehicle consist is monitored to determine if the component is in (or enters) a failure state. In the failure state, the first electronic component is unable to perform a designated function. Upon determining the failure state, data is transmitted from the first vehicle to a second electronic component on the second vehicle, over a communication channel linking the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The second electronic component is operated based on the transmitted data, with the second electronic component performing the designated function that the first electronic component is unable to perform. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLIGHTING AN AREA ENCOMPASSING AN AIRCRAFT THAT IS FREE OF HAZARDS - A system and method display a hazard free area around an aircraft that is modified to alert a pilot if a threshold distance between a detected object and the aircraft is reached. The modification may include, for example, altering the size of the hazard free area and its color. Additional information that may be displayed includes distance to the object, width of the hazard free area, stopping distance of the aircraft, and a route to avoid the object. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045995 | Demand Based Field of View (FOV) Allocation for Remote Sensing Systems - The present disclosure provides a system, method, and apparatus for collecting sensor data by a remote vehicle. The method involves determining, by at least one first processor, at least one scene to collect by using information in a demand map. The method further involves configuring, by at least one processor, a field of view for at least one sensor associated with the remote vehicle to collect at least one scene. Further, the method involves collecting, by at least one sensor, at least one scene. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045996 | IN-CAR INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - An in-car information display system includes a power storage device including a storage battery charged with direct-current power obtained by converting electric power from an overhead wire, a plurality of display devices that operate by receiving supply of direct-current power from the power storage device and provide a guidance display related to a service of a train to passengers, and a terminal device that operates by receiving the supply of the direct-current power from the power storage device and delivers to the display devices information for guidance display that is information used for the guidance display. The power storage device switches a power supply operation to the display devices according to a residual capacity of the storage battery and reduces a total amount of electric power supplied to each of the display devices. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045997 | ELECTRIC RAILCAR POWER FEEDING SYSTEM, POWER FEEDING DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An electric railcar power feeding system in an embodiment includes a power storage device, a rectifier, and an emergency power supply. The power storage device is connected to a feeder line for an electric railcar. The rectifier converts alternating-current power of a first power system to direct-current power and supply the direct-current power for the feeder line. The emergency power supply supplies power of a second power system different from the first power system for the feeder line. | 2015-02-12 |
20150045998 | RAILWAY DARK TERRITORY SWITCH AUTOMATION - The invention provides a railroad switch for use in un-signaled (dark) territory. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2015-02-12 |
20150045999 | HYBRID VEHICLE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ENHANCING STARTUP FLARE CONTROL - A hybrid vehicle system and control method for enhancing startup flare control includes receiving a start signal for starting an internal combustion engine from a start engine actuator and starting the internal combustion engine, increasing a throttle open angle in response to the start signal to increase engine speed upon starting of the internal combustion engine and, after a desired engine speed is reached, engaging an electric motor with the internal combustion engine to add a drag force on the internal combustion engine thereby rapidly reducing engine speed. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046000 | REAL-TIME FUEL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATION - An engine, electric machine and battery of a vehicle are operated, in certain examples, such that a state of charge of the battery is generally maintained while the real-time fuel consumption is estimated and minimized by the use of route segmentation and a predictive average power calculation. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOW-VOLTAGE DC/DC CONVERTER (LDC) OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A method and system for controlling a low-voltage DC/DC converter (LDC) of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) includes performing a trial starting comprising steps of: trying ignition start, performing an immobilizer authentication process, and turning on a main relay of a high-voltage battery. The LDC is controlled after the trial starting, so that an operating voltage is applied from the LDC to an electric load including various kinds of controllers, thereby allowing starting of the HEV. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046002 | SELF-BALANCE MOBILE CARRIER - A self-balance mobile carrier is provided in the present invention. The self-balance mobile carrier includes a first direction load cell, a second direction load cell, a third direction load cell, a fourth direction load cell, a motion apparatus and a control circuit. Each of the load cells respective include a pressure-sensing plane and an electrical signal output terminal, for respectively converting the pressure on the pressure-sensing plane to an electrical signal and outputting the electrical signal to the electrical signal output terminal. The control circuit is coupled to the electrical signal output terminals of the first, second, third, and fourth direction load cells and the motion apparatus. The control circuit changes the moving direction of the motion apparatus according to the difference of the electrical signals of the first, second, third, and fourth direction load cells. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046003 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is an electric power control apparatus capable of suppressing charge/discharge with respect to an electrical storage device under an anomalous condition. The electric power control apparatus includes an electrical storage device including electrical storage modules, a module-temperature detection section, a temperature-condition judgment section, an adopted-module-temperature selection section, and a charge/discharge-electric-power-upper-limit setting section. The temperature-condition judgment section makes a judgment on a temperature condition of the electrical storage device based on a temperature detected by an electrical-storage-device temperature detection section. The charge/discharge-electric-power-upper-limit setting section sets charge/discharge electric power upper limit of the electrical storage device, based on a module temperature (Tmin) which is deviated to a side of a non-steady temperature condition and selected by the adopted-module-temperature selection section, when the electrical storage device is judged to be under the non-steady temperature condition. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046004 | Hybrid Work Machine and Control Method of Providing Information for the Same - A hybrid hydraulic excavator includes: an engine; a generator motor; an electric storage device; a commanding system being configured to command at least activation of a service mode for maintenance and execution of a charge-release process for the electric storage device; a display being configured to provide at least information on the charge-release process for the electric storage device; and a display controller being configured to control displaying of the display. The display controller commands the display to display charge-release-failure information when the charge-release process is ongoing at the elapse of a predetermined duration of time since the activation of the service mode was commanded. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046005 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device that controls a vehicle drive device in which a first rotating electrical machine and a speed change mechanism are provided on a power transmission path connecting an internal combustion engine and wheels. The control device includes a first pump that is driven by the first rotating electrical machine and a second pump that is driven by a second rotating electrical machine provided independently of the power transmission path. The control device is configured with an auxiliary drive control section that, when a main power supply of a vehicle is turned on, executes auxiliary drive control of driving the first pump for a set drive time by the first rotating electrical machine before driving the second pump by the second rotating electrical machine, and starting the second pump after elapse of the set drive time. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046006 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A gradient determination control unit releases the hold of a gradient determination result when a state where a road surface gradient detected by a gradient detection unit is smaller than a gradient release determination threshold value continues for a second predetermined time or longer if a vehicle is determined to be in a traveling state by a traveling state determination unit, and releases the hold of the gradient determination result when the road surface gradient detected by the gradient detection unit becomes smaller than the gradient release determination threshold value if the vehicle is determined to be in a stopped state by the traveling state determination unit. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046007 | ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID AUTOMOBILE - A control device judges whether electric power generation of an electric generator is to be performed on the basis of a state of a storage battery. When permitting the electric power generation, the control device sets an electric power generation amount equivalent to an output required for cruising, depending on a traveling state, and also sets an additional electric power generation amount, depending on an electric power amount required in a vehicle state and the traveling state. The control device controls an internal combustion engine and the electric generator on the basis of the electric power generation amount and the additional electric power generation amount. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046008 | DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a differential device including four rotary elements; and an engine, first and second electric motors and an output rotary member which are respectively connected to the four rotary elements. One of the four rotary elements is constituted by a rotary component of a first differential mechanism and a rotary component of a second differential mechanism selectively connected through a clutch, and one of the rotary components is selectively fixed to a stationary member through a brake. The hybrid vehicle is selectively placed in a plurality of drive modes according to respective combinations of engaged and released states of the clutch and the brake. The drive control device comprises: a substitutive drive control portion configured to alternately implement a vehicle driving control and a battery charging control in the event of a failure of one of the first and second electric motors, the vehicle driving control being implemented to operate the other of the first and second electric motors, for generating a vehicle drive force, and the battery charging control being implemented to charge a vehicle driving battery with the other electric motor. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046009 | DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle provided with: a differential device which includes a first differential mechanism and a second differential mechanism and which has four rotary elements; an engine, a first electric motor, a second electric motor and an output rotary member which are respectively connected to said four rotary elements; and a brake configured to selectively fix the rotary element connected to said engine, to a stationary member, and wherein one of the said four rotary elements is constituted by a rotary component of said first differential mechanism and a rotary component of said second differential mechanism which are selectively connected to each other through a clutch, the hybrid vehicle having a motor drive mode in which the first electric motor and the second electric motor are operated to drive the hybrid vehicle while said brake and said clutch are placed in an engaged state, the drive control device comprising: an engine starting control portion configured to implement an engine starting control for starting said engine in said motor drive mode; and a torque compensation control portion configured to be operated, prior to initiation of said engine starting control, to decrease an output torque of said first electric motor toward zero, and to increase an output torque of said second electric motor so that a decrease of a vehicle drive torque caused by a decrease of the output torque of said first electric motor is compensated for by an increase of the vehicle drive torque caused by an increase of the output torque of said second electric motor. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046010 | ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID AUTOMOBILE - A control device judges whether electric power generation of an electric generator is to be performed, depending on a state of a storage battery. When permitting the electric power generation, the control device sets an internal combustion engine rotational speed by which the electric generator is capable of performing electric power generation equivalent to an output required for cruising, depending on a traveling state, and also sets an additional internal combustion engine rotational speed by which the electric generator is capable of performing electric power generation according to a required electric power amount, from a vehicle state and the traveling state. The control device controls the internal combustion engine and the electric generator depending on the internal combustion engine rotational speed and the additional internal combustion engine rotational speed. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046011 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A control device of a vehicle is configured to select motor running by one motor, motor running by two motors, and engine running. A charging capacity of an electric storage device allowing selection of the motor running by two motors is higher than a charging capacity allowing selection of the motor running by one motor. In the motor running by two motors and the engine running, a drive force larger than in the motor running by one motor is generated. When the motor running by one motor is performed with a charging capacity equal to or greater than a first threshold value, and a driver's drive request amount is increased, if the charging capacity is equal to or greater than a second threshold value higher than the first threshold value, the motor running by two motors is selected, while if the charging capacity is less than the second threshold value, the engine running is selected. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046012 | ADJUSTING ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEMS BASED ON AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE THERMAL PROFILE - Electric vehicles such as scooters are reliant upon one or more electrical energy storage devices to not only provide motive power but also power some or all vehicular systems. An electrical energy storage device can be equipped with a number of thermal sensors that provide data indicative of overall and/or localized electrical energy storage device temperature(s) to a controller. In order to maintain the electrical energy storage device in a desired thermal operating range or profile, the controller can selectively alter or control the power distributed or allocated to one or more vehicular systems. Such alteration or control of power allocation may be performed by the controller based upon an assessed degree of vehicular system criticality. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046013 | CHARGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME - A power source for vehicles according to the present disclosure includes a secondary battery pack to support power required to start up a vehicle and power required for an electronic device equipped in the vehicle together, and having an operating voltage range of 9V to 19V in which a maximum operating voltage ranges from 16V to 19V and an average voltage is higher than or equal to 12V, and an alternator to produce a charging power for the secondary battery pack in response to operation of an engine of the vehicle. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046014 | UNDERWATER WORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN UNDERWATER WORKING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an underwater work system | 2015-02-12 |
20150046015 | Method and Device for Assisting in Returning a Vehicle After Leaving a Roadway - The invention relates to a method for assisting in returning a vehicle ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150046016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS MOPPING OF A FLOOR SURFACE - A mobile robot configured to travel across a residential floor or other surface while cleaning the surface with a cleaning pad and cleaning solvent is disclosed. The robot includes a controller for managing the movement of the robot as well as the treatment of the surface with a cleaning solvent. The movement of the robot can be characterized by a class of trajectories that achieve effective cleaning. The trajectories include sequences of steps that are repeated, the sequences including forward and backward motion and optional left and right motion along arcuate paths. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046017 | Method And System For Remotely Controlling A Vehicle - A method for determining the physical location of a vehicle being guided with an onboard navigational positioning system capable of detecting and generating a positioning location vector for the vehicle. The method includes the steps of detecting and receiving a plurality of electromagnetic radiation signals. A plurality of ambient parameter measurements is also received. A confirming location position is calculated from the plurality of electromagnetic radiation signals and the plurality of ambient parameter measurements. The confirming location position is compared to the positioning location vector generated by the onboard system to create a differential vector. If the confirmation location position and the positioning location vector are greater than a predetermined value, the positioning location vector generated by the onboard navigational positioning system is prevented from being used in directing the movement of the vehicle until the position differential is below a predetermined error value. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046018 | AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY, OBSTACLE SENSING METHOD, AND OBSTACLE AVOIDING METHOD - Provided is an autonomous moving body including a recording unit that records in advance position information of a fixed obstacle whose position does not change, a detection unit that detects an obstacle likely to interfere with the autonomous moving body when moving through a moving path, a check unit that checks whether the detected obstacle is the fixed obstacle, a control unit that determines whether to clear away the obstacle when the check unit concludes that the obstacle is not the fixed obstacle, and an informing unit that outputs a signal requesting to clear away the obstacle when the control unit determines to clear away the obstacle. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046019 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND SUPPORTING PATIENTS - Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046020 | Orientation Model for a Sensor System - A sensor system for arrangement in a vehicle includes a plurality of sensor elements, a satellite navigation system, and a signal processing device. The signal processing device calculates and/or uses a first group of data of physical variables, whose values relate to a vehicle coordinate system, and calculates and/or uses a second group of data of physical variables, whose values relate to a world coordinate system, for describing the orientation and/or dynamic variables of the vehicle in the world. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING VEHICLE USING LEARNING VALUE - A method and system for diagnosing a vehicle using a learning value includes performing user authentication in response to an authentication request of a telematics terminal. The learning value is received from the telematics terminal and stored in a database. A set reference range is compared with the learning value stored in the database. It is determined whether the control system operates normally according to the comparison result, and a vehicle diagnosis result is stored in the database. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046022 | Mobile Device Communicating With Motor Vehicle System - A vehicle system is in communication with a mobile device. The vehicle system receives information from the mobile device and determines the quality of the information. If the quality of the information is acceptable, the vehicle system may use the information from the mobile device. In addition, the quality of the information may be used to determine if the information should be sent to other vehicles. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046023 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING FAULT CODES - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for managing fault codes triggered by one or more vehicles during operation. In general, various embodiments of the invention involve recording and analyzing fault codes triggered during a particular time period while a vehicle is in operation. As a result of the analysis, various embodiments of the invention may set a state for each of the identified fault codes, the state indicating a level of action to address the identified fault code. In particular embodiments, the states may be one of a caution state indicating one or more components or sub-systems of the vehicle should be monitored, a critical state indicating one or more components or sub-systems of the vehicle should be repaired, or an environmental state indicating failure or potential failure of one or more components or sub-systems of the vehicle may affect one or more environmental conditions. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046024 | Vehicle and Texting Monitoring Device - A vehicle and texting monitoring device communicates with an on board diagnostics port of a vehicle, a phone in the vehicle, and a remote electronic device to permit remote monitoring of vehicle conditions and texting within the vehicle while the vehicle is being operated. The device includes a housing and a processor coupled to and positioned in the housing. A connector is configured for coupling to a digital communications port of a vehicle wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to a plurality of subsystems of the vehicle. A transceiver is communicatively coupled to the processor wherein the transceiver transmits data to and from the processor wherein the transceiver defines a communications gateway between the processor and the vehicle, a phone positioned in the vehicle, and an extrinsic electronic device. Thus, the extrinsic electronic device monitors functional aspects of the vehicle and use of the phone positioned in the vehicle. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046025 | Fuel Tank Venting System for a Motor Vehicle - A fuel tank venting system for a motor vehicle includes an outlet side of a tank venting valve connected to an inlet side of a first vent line and to an inlet side of a second vent line. An outlet side of the first vent line is connected to an intake manifold upstream from a throttle valve and downstream from an air filter, and an outlet side of the second vent line is connected to the intake manifold downstream from the throttle valve. The first check valve has a first position sensor and the first closing element has a detectable element. The first position sensor is connected to an electronic control device to transmit signals. A position of the first closing element may be determined by means of the position sensor and the detectable element. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046026 | ENGINE-OFF LEAK DETECTION BASED ON PRESSURE - Methods and systems for fuel system leak detection are disclosed. In one example approach, a method comprises, in response to a pressure change in a fuel tank less than a threshold for a duration during engine-off conditions while the tank is sealed off from atmosphere, indicating a leak condition, and in response to a pressure change in the tank greater than the threshold during engine-off conditions while the tank is sealed off from atmosphere, indicating a no-leak condition. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046027 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a first surface, a closure panel, an interactive display panel and a controller. The first surface has a first edge extending along an exterior portion of a vehicle and a second edge opposite the first edge extending along an interior portion of the vehicle. The first surface at least partially defines a door opening. The closure panel is movably coupled for movement between an open position exposing the first surface and a closed position covering the first surface such that a closure panel surface overlays the first surface. The interactive display panel is disposed along the first surface and is covered by the closure panel with the closure panel in the closed position and is exposed with the closure panel in the open position. The controller is in communication with the interactive display to display user inputted data on the interactive display panel. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046028 | METHOD FOR REPRODUCING INFORMATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD - A method for reproducing information in a motor vehicle ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150046029 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A display apparatus for vehicle includes a speedometer that measures speed of a vehicle, an eco-drive level determination unit that determines an eco-drive level at driving the vehicle based on a recommended depression amount and an actual depression amount, a determination display portion located inside a peripheral visual field region of the driver, a detail display portion located outside of the peripheral visual field region, and a display control unit that controls display in the determination display portion and the detail display portion. The display control unit performs the following controls of (A) setting the display in the determination display portion to ambient display in which contrast of the outline region is lower than contrast inside the outline region, and (B) changing the ambient display according to the change in the eco-drive level. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046030 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a detection unit for detecting a first predetermined operation, and a control unit for recognizing a second predetermined operation as the first predetermined operation even when a second predetermined operation different from the first predetermined operation is detected within a predetermined time after detection of the first predetermined operation. For example, the device is disposed on a spoke unit that is operable by a driver's thumb when the driver grips a steering wheel. For example, the first predetermined operation and the second predetermined operations are swipes. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046031 | Switchable Mount System For A Vehicle And Methods For Controlling The System - A switchable mount system includes a switchable mount and an electronic control unit for switching the switchable mount between a first damping mode and a second damping mode. A method for controlling the switchable mount includes controlling the mount according to vehicle speed information, engine torque information, variable cylinder management information, and brake information. At least one of the damping modes may be tuned to damp vibrations approximately in the range approximately between 30 Hz and 60 Hz. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046032 | WADING VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle having a system for determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth. In response to determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth, the system is configured to implement one or more vehicle control strategies. The system comprises at least one remote sensor configured to remotely detect the presence of water about or ahead of the vehicle. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046033 | VEHICLE HEIGHT ESTIMATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE HEIGHT ESTIMATION METHOD - The height of a vehicle can be estimated inexpensively by: detecting a wheel speed, which is a speed of each wheel; performing frequency analysis of the detected wheel speed of a pair of left and right wheels and calculating respective wheel speed characteristics of the left and right wheels at a gain-specific frequency; calculating a left-right wheel speed gain difference on the basis of the calculated wheel speed characteristics of the left and right wheels; and estimating the vehicle height on the basis of a corresponding relationship between a wheel height of the wheel with respect to a vehicle body and a value (wheel speed/road surface input gain) that is based on wheel speed and a road surface input that is inputted from the road surface to the wheels, and on the basis of the left-right wheel speed gain difference. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046034 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control device includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor detects wheel speed. The controller estimates sprung mass state based on detected information in a prescribed frequency range. The controller controls a variable-damping force shock absorber to bring the estimated sprung mass state to a target sprung mass state. The controller estimates wheel rim braking/drive torque acting on a wheel. The controller determines the estimation accuracy of the sprung mass state has deteriorated when a rate of change of a stationary component extracted from components of wheel rim braking/drive torque acting on a wheel is detected to equal or exceed a prescribed value. The controller controls the variable-damping force shock absorber to a more limited extent than when the estimation accuracy has not deteriorated. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046035 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A power source attitude control is performed to suppress changes in the sprung mass behavior of a vehicle, and damping force control for damping force variable shock absorbers is performed to suppress changes in the sprung mass behavior. When the stroke speed is low, the saturation degree of the damping force variable shock absorbers is set smaller than the saturation degree when the stroke speed is high. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046036 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR TORQUE SENSOR - An apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality in a torque sensor that is connected to a controller of an electric power steering apparatus by two systems includes a steering speed determination unit that determines whether a variation speed of a steering angle equals or exceeds a predetermined speed on the basis of a detection result from a steering angle sensor, an integrated value calculation unit that calculates an integrated value of an input torque detected by the torque sensor within a sampling period extending from a point at which a steering wheel is steered at or above the predetermined speed to a point at which the steering wheel returns to a neutral position, and an abnormality determination unit that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the torque sensor when the integrated value of the input torque is equal to or smaller than a predetermined reference integrated torque. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046037 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING END OF TRAVEL FOR ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED STEERING - The invention relates to motor vehicles having a power-assisted steering rack. The maximum current strength flowing through the electric power-assistance motor is controlled so as to adapt the assistance torque to the approach of the end-of-travel positions of the rack. Said control is carried out or activated on the basis of parameters including the acceleration value of the rotation of the steering wheel, and by controlling the assistance torque so as to target a deceleration value or profile of the rotation of the steering wheel, thereby making it possible to reduce the shocks and noise when the steering system reaches the steering lock stop. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046038 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - To provide a driving assistance apparatus that can detect an intersection at which driving assistance is required with a high degree of precision so that the driving assistance can be provided more appropriately, a driving assistance apparatus | 2015-02-12 |
20150046039 | SENSOR DEVICE, MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A sensor device, such as a torque sensor, of a motor control device or an electric power steering apparatus includes a sensor section that detects a quantity of state of a detection subject and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the detected quantity of state. When receiving a specific trigger transmitted from an external device, the sensor section outputs an abnormality diagnosis signal, which is configured by a predetermined waveform and used for determining whether there is an output abnormality of the sensor section, and then outputs the detection signal. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046040 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING - An apparatus for driving a motor driven power steering (MDPS) may include: a first calculation unit configured to calculate a damping force gain based on an MDPS output current; a second calculation unit configured to calculate a damping force using vehicle speed and steering angle speed; and a damping force calculation unit configured to calculate a final damping force using the damping force gain calculated through the first calculation unit and the damping force calculated through the second calculation unit. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046041 | METHOD AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISING CORRECT BELT UTILIZATION - A method and an evaluation system supervise correct belt utilization of at least one safety belt in a motor vehicle, the open and/or closed belt lock state being supervised at the respective belt lock of a vehicle seat occupied by a person and a warning signal being given and/or the safety system of the motor vehicle being influenced if an unclosed belt lock is detected. In particular, feigned belt utilization is also detected by evaluating the temporal sequence of belt lock actuations with respect to further operations and/or states determined in the motor vehicle. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046042 | VEHICLE DOOR WITH SIDE MIRROR SYSTEM - A vehicle door assembly includes a door having a window and a mirror assembly. The mirror assembly includes a housing defining a cavity having an opening. A mirror is mounted with respect to the housing, disposed within the cavity, and has a reflective surface that is visible through the opening. The housing is mounted with respect to the door such that the housing is selectively movable between an extended position, in which the opening of the cavity is unobstructed, and a retracted position, in which the opening of the cavity is obstructed by the window. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046043 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A driver assistance system for a combine harvester includes an ALU configured to receive two or more desired areas of improvement from an operator, and to calculate at least one control action that will improve the two or more areas of improvement. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046044 | METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ATTACK POSE FOR A WORKING MACHINE HAVING A BUCKET - A method for selecting an attack pose, when loading piled materials, for a working machine having a bucket includes acquiring three dimensional pile data, generating a set of attack poses, generating a bucket trajectory through the pile for each attack pose, for each attack pose in the set of attack poses, calculating a measure of a convexity of the pile surface for an area of the pile surface delimited by a bucket width and a vertical projection of the bucket trajectory, and selecting an attack pose based on the measure of convexity. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046045 | SEEDING GROUP AND A METHOD OF ACTUATING A SEEDING GROUP - A seeding group ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150046046 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VEHICLE DRIVING MODE AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING THE SAME - The present application is related to an vehicle driving mode detection system. The system may comprise a sensor interface and a processor. The sensor interface may be configured to receive measurement data associated with a plurality of operating parameters of a vehicle; and send the measurement data to a processor. The processor may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium to receive the measurement data from the sensor interface; determine a driving mode of the vehicle based on the measurement data; compare the driving mode of the vehicle with a first reference driving mode of the vehicle; produce an alert signal when the driving mode is substantially different from a first reference driving mode; and send the alert signal to an information center remote to the sensor unit when a predetermined condition occurs. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046047 | TRANSMISSION WITH POWER DOWNSHIFT ANTICIPATION LOGIC - A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an engine control module (ECM) programmed to estimate engine torque as a function of throttle request, and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly includes a plurality of gear sets and clutches, including an offgoing clutch and an oncoming clutch for a power downshift, and a transmission control module (TCM). The TCM includes a processor and memory on which is recorded a shift line for the downshift, and instructions for executing the downshift. The TCM communicates an estimated throttle level at the shift line to the ECM, receives an estimated engine torque for the estimated throttle level at the shift line from the ECM, and decreases offgoing pressure to the offgoing clutch to a threshold pressure level prior to executing the downshift. The TCM then decreases the offgoing clutch pressure to a calibrated pressure at the shift line to execute the downshift. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046048 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF AT LEAST A DRAG TORQUE EFFECTIVE ON THE INPUT SIDE OF AN AUTOMATIC MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A method of determining at least one drag torque acting on the input side of an automatic transmission, such that prior to the determination a separator clutch located between the transmission and an engine is disengaged. To be able to carry out the determination regardless of the type of transmission concerned, also prior to the determination, the transmission is shifted to neutral and subsequently the drag torque is calculated when the engine is deactivated. For this, a first gradient of a transmission input rotational speed is determined, before an engine rotational speed of the engine falls below the transmission input rotational speed, and a second gradient of the transmission input rotational speed is determined, after the engine rotational speed falls below the transmission input rotational speed. The method is stored as a computer program stored on data carrier of a drive-train control unit of a motor vehicle. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046049 | METHOD OF OPERATING A TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling a launch clutch during an engine restart event commands a positive torque capacity before the engine reaches idle speed. Early application of the launch clutch reduces the time delay between brake pedal release and vehicle acceleration. To avoid excessive drag on the engine during the restart event, the torque capacity is adjusted using closed loop control. A controller calculates a maximum rate of change of torque capacity based on measured engine speed and an engine acceleration and does not increase the commanded torque capacity faster than the calculated rate. In some circumstances the maximum rate of change may be negative, resulting in a reduction in commanded torque capacity. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046050 | METHOD FOR CHANGING FROM A COASTING OR FREE-ROLLING MODE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO A FUEL CUT-OFF MODE - The invention relates to a method and device for changing from a coasting or free-rolling mode of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and an automatic clutch, which is disengaged during the coasting or free-rolling mode, to a fuel cut-off mode, in which the clutch is engaged, wherein before engagement of the clutch the internal combustion engine is brought to a revolution rate at which the engagement of the clutch induces no or only small changes in revolution rate in the drive train, and whereby the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine is reduced following engagement of the clutch. Under one or more predetermined conditions the increase of the drag torque of the internal combustion engine acting on the motor vehicle during the changeover from coasting or free-rolling mode to fuel cut-off mode takes place so slowly that the change is not usually noticed by the driver. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046051 | VEHICLE STARTUP CONTROL DEVICE AND STARTUP CONTROL METHOD - A start request detection unit detects a start request for a vehicle. A hydraulic pressure control circuit controls torque transmitted by a lock-up clutch by controlling an engagement force of the lock-up clutch. A rotation speed detection unit detects an output rotation speed of a torque converter. An engagement control unit issues an instruction to the hydraulic pressure control circuit such that the lock-up clutch is placed in slip engagement and is able to transmit the torque when the following conditions are both satisfied: a predetermined time period has elapsed since detection of the start request by the start request detection unit; and the output rotation speed has increased to a predetermined rotation speed or higher. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046052 | LOCATION ASSISTED MACHINE RETARDING CONTROL SYSTEM - A retarding control system for a machine is disclosed. The retarding control system may include a locator, configured to sense a location of the machine. Additionally, the retarding control system may include a sensing system configured to sense at least one a parameter indicative of a retarding of the machine. The retarding control system may also include a retarding system configured to retard the machine and a braking system configured for braking the machine. The retarding control system may also have a map configured to store at least one known retarding condition and at least one known retarding location. Further, the retarding control system may include a controller. The controller can be in communication with the locator, the sensing system, the retarding system, the braking system and the map. The controller may be configured to update the map based on the location, and the retarding condition. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046053 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE BOOSTER OF A VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BRAKE BOOSTER OF A VEHICLE - A method for operating a brake booster of a vehicle includes: establishing an actual displacement speed signal of an input rod, to which a driver brake force is at least partially transmitted; filtering high-frequency and/or low-frequency signal components out of the established actual displacement speed signal; establishing a setpoint displacement speed signal of at least one booster piston, which is displaceable with the aid of the brake booster, at least in consideration of a predefined characteristic curve and the filtered actual displacement speed signal; and establishing an activation signal of the brake booster at least in consideration of the established setpoint displacement speed signal and outputting the activation signal to the brake booster to displace at least the booster piston at an execution speed corresponding to the activation signal. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046054 | BRAKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A braking device for a vehicle comprises an accelerator-opening detector, a distance detector, an obstacle detector, and an ECU which is configured to perform the process of executing automatic braking when the distance detected by the distance detector is a specified distance or less during traveling of the vehicle, cancelling the automatic braking when the accelerator opening detected by the accelerator-opening detector is a specified opening or greater, and prohibiting the cancelling of the automatic braking when the front obstacle is detected by the obstacle detector while the vehicle stops or travels at a low speed which is a specified speed or less. Thereby, the braking device for a vehicle which can surely reduce the damage caused by the vehicle's collision with the front obstacle can be provided. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046055 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus which performs driving support regarding a traffic signal includes: a communication device which acquires time-series traffic signal information regarding the lighting state of the traffic signal; a time calculating unit which calculates the time remaining until the lighting state changes on the basis of the traffic signal information; and an output device which notifies a driver of lighting time information regarding the time remaining. When the time remaining is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, the output device does not perform notification of the lighting time information so that it can be difficult for the driver to predict the timing at which a red lighting state of the traffic signal will change. Accordingly, it becomes possible to suppress unsafe action by the driver based on the traffic signal information notification received. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046056 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BRAKE PRESSURE VALUE ON THE BASIS OF CHARACTERISTIC CURVES - A method for determining a value of a brake pressure modulated by a pneumatic channel of a braking value encoder having at least one electrical channel, in a braking device of a vehicle, including: (a) a first characteristic curve, in which the dependence of the signals, modulated by the at least one electrical sensor, on the degree of activation of the braking value encoder is represented, is determined and stored; (b) a second characteristic curve, in which the dependence of the brake pressure values, modulated by the channel, on the electrical signals detected by the sensor is represented, is determined and stored; and (c) the brake pressure value corresponding to a specific braking request as a result of activation of the encoder is determined based on the first and second characteristic curves. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046057 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF THE BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENTIAL SLIP - A method and device for the electronic control of the brake force distribution according to a differential slip or differential speed between at least one wheel of the front axle and at least one wheel of the rear axle of a vehicle, in which, when a differential slip threshold value or a differential speed threshold value is exceeded by the differential slip or the differential speed, the brake pressure at the rear axle is limited, characterized in that the differential slip threshold value or the differential speed threshold value is determined according to the braking request. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046058 | DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE - A driving assistance device includes a speed zone computation unit configured to compute a speed zone of the host vehicle having a possibility that the host vehicle will come into contact with the mobile object when progressing in the progressing direction, based on the mobile object information set by the mobile object information setting unit; a target speed computation unit configured to compute a target speed of the host vehicle based on a speed zone; and a target speed profile creation unit configured to create a target speed profile for decelerating the host vehicle from the current speed to the blind spot entry target speed, based on a blind spot entry target speed which is the target speed of the host vehicle at the time of entering a place forming the blind spot, a current speed of the host vehicle, and a target acceleration for deceleration. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING VIBRATION DATA - A system and method are provided for monitoring vibration data. A vehicle, for example, may include at least one engine component, a sensor coupled to the at least one engine component and configured to monitor a vibration of the at least one engine component, and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to determine a plurality of envelope spectrums based upon vibration data from the sensor, determine fault frequencies for each of the at least one engine component based upon a rotating speed of each of the at least one components, and monitor each envelope spectrum for changes at the determined fault frequencies. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046060 | Method and System for Adjusting Vehicle Settings - Settings in a vehicle are adjusted by first learning a predictive model of output vectors that correspond to input vectors of sensor data acquired from vehicle subsystems during training. Each input vector defines a known context associated with the vehicle. During later operation of the vehicle, additional input vectors are obtained from the subsystems, and the corresponding output vectors to adjust the settings are then determined using the predictive model. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046061 | SHAFT DISPLACEMENT CONTROL - An aircraft powerplant having a shaft is disclosed in one embodiment in which a squeeze-film damper is used. The squeeze-film damper includes a plurality of sectors having a working fluid. A pressure can be controlled in the working fluid to the sectors to discourage changes in the sectors as a result of vehicle maneuvering. A controller is used to operate upon sensed aircraft motion and regulate pressure in the sectors. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046062 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING TELEMATICS DATA TO IMPROVE FLEET MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS - According to various embodiments, a fleet management system is provided for capturing, storing, and analyzing telematics data to improve fleet management operations. The fleet management system may be used, for example, by a shipping entity (e.g., a common carrier) to capture telematics data from a plurality of vehicle sensors located on various delivery vehicles and to analyze the captured telematics data. In particular, various embodiments of the fleet management system are configured to analyze engine idle data in relation to other telematics data in order to identify inefficiencies, safety hazards, and theft hazards in a driver's delivery process. The fleet management system may also be configured to assess various aspects of vehicle performance, such as vehicle travel delays and vehicle speeds. These analytical capabilities allow the fleet management system to assist fleet managing entities, or other entities, in analyzing driver performance, reducing fuel and maintenance costs, and improving route planning. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046063 | EXHAUST GAS SENSOR DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROLS ADAPTATION - Methods and systems are provided reusing processed sensor data to identify multiple types of sensor degradation. In one example, a central peak of a distribution, such as a generalized extreme value distribution, of sensor readings is re-used to identify asymmetric sensor degradation and stuck in-range sensor degradation. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046064 | ENGINE OPERATION WITH AIR SYSTEM MODEL - A system is described for modeling various states of an operating engine and the adjustment of one or more operating characteristics of the engine based upon such modeling. A representative rate of change of a system mass for an engine is determined based upon, at least in part, a first state equation. A first representative mass flow approximating a mass flow across a throttle is determined based upon, at least in part, a second state equation. A second representative mass flow approximating a mass flow across an exhaust gas recirculation valve is determined based upon, at least in part, a third state equation. Determining the first representative mass flow includes specifying a throttle time constant modifier for the second state equation. Determining the second representative mass flow includes specifying an exhaust gas recirculation valve time constant modifier for the third state equation. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046065 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT FUEL CONTROL - Methods are provided for reducing transient fuel issues in a multi-fuel engine system. When transitioning from co-fueling with a first fuel split ratio to co-fueling with an alternate fuel split ratio, the change in fuel split ratio is gradually ramped in over multiple engine cycles. This reduces combustion stability issues and the disturbance potential of a wholesale fuel change. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046066 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electronic control unit, in an idle operating state, detects a crankshaft rotation fluctuation in each cylinder using a crank angle sensor, and updates an individual correction value for a control value for each fuel injection valve as a first learned value such that a degree of deviation in the crankshaft rotation fluctuation among the cylinders reduces. The electronic control unit uses a fuel pressure sensor to detect a manner of a fuel pressure fluctuation with fuel injection by each fuel injection valve, and updates an individual correction value for a control value for each fuel injection valve as a second learned value based on a result of comparison between a detected temporal waveform and a basic temporal waveform. In an idle operating state, a learning rate of the second learned value is reduced until the first learned value converges for the first time as compared with after its convergence. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046067 | Control System for an Engine Assembly - Engines produce not only primary energy in the form of kinetic energy transmitted through a rotating crankshaft but also secondary energy which may comprise kinetic energy in other forms as well as thermal energy. In order to reduce engine running costs and increase efficiency there is a desire to make best use of all forms of energy produced by an engine. The disclosure relates to the adoption of an equivalent consumption minimisation strategy by which the engine may be controlled to derive useful energy from a first proportion of primary energy and a second proportion of secondary energy wherein the first and second proportions are selected to minimise overall energy consumption. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046068 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER - In a fuel injection controller that controls a fuel injection device that injects fuel directly into cylinders of an engine, a unit that detects an interference period gradually shifts an injection period of fuel from the fuel injector from a first period during which the injection period does not overlap with an initial value of the interference period, and is distant from the initial value by a given value or larger toward a second period during which the injection period overlaps with the initial value of the interference period. Then, the fuel injection controller detects an actual interference period according to a variation of an air-fuel ratio (A/F value) detected by an air-fuel ratio sensor toward lean. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046069 | Minimizing Alcohol Use In High Efficiency Alcohol Boosted Gasoline Engines - A number of systems and methods are disclosed which increase the replenishment interval for anti-knock fluid. This is especially important during activities which require a large amount of anti-knock fluid, such as towing. In some embodiments, the systems and methods are used to reduce anti-knock fluid consumption. For example, changes to engine operation, such as rich operation, spark retarding, upspeeding, and variable valve timing, all serve to reduce the amount of anti-knock fluid required to eliminate knocking. In other embodiments, the composition of the anti-knock fluid is modified, such as by using a higher octane fluid, or through the addition of water to the anti-knock fluid. In other embodiments, the replenishment interval is increased through a larger anti-knock fluid storage capacity. In one embodiment, a three tank system is used where the third tank can be used to store gasoline or anti-knock fluid, depending on the driving conditions. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046070 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE STOPPING AND STARTING - Systems and methods for improving operation of a start/stop vehicle are presented. One method includes deactivating an engine start/stop mode in response to an electrical load of a trailer coupled to a vehicle. By deactivating the engine start/stop mode, it may be possible to conserve consumption of electrical energy and maintain state of battery charge to ensure the vehicle has sufficient electrical energy to restart the engine. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046071 | VEHICLE UNDER-BODY MOUNTED SENSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle having a system for determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has entered or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth. The system comprising at least one under-body mounted sensor both configured to remotely and directly detect the presence of water substantially below and about the under-body mounted sensor. The under-body mounted sensor may be an ultrasound transducer sensor both configured to estimate a depth of water the surface of which is substantially below the sensor and to detect the presence of water when the sensor is in contact with water. In response to determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has entered or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth, the system is configured to implement one or more vehicle control strategies. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046072 | IDLE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present concept is method of controlling a vehicle's engine idle and includes the steps of monitoring a vehicles operating parameters with a controller and comparing parameters to preselected shutdown conditions. In the event shutdown conditions are met and the key is not in the ignition, the controller warns operator of impending shutdown. The controller intercepts the ignition key signal and simulates the vehicle key to be in the run position such that vehicle functions are operable as if key is in run position. The controller shuts down engine. The method may also include the steps of: the controller intercepting the ignition key signal and simulating the vehicle key to be in the accessory position such that vehicle functions are operable as if key is in accessory position. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046073 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING VEHICLE BUNCHING - The present invention contemplates a distributed automatic control system for preventing the vehicle bunching. Information of vehicle locations is automatically detected and used to determine the positions and velocities of vehicles along a route. Vehicles pass predetermined points, such as stations, along the route. Information about whether the vehicle skipped the station, arrived at the station, or departed from the station, is automatically calculated based on the position and velocity information. This information is distributed among the vehicles that belong to the same route. An in-vehicle controller dynamically calculates holding times at each station and displays the information to the driver so that buses do not get too close to one another, thereby preventing bunching while maintaining appropriate speeds of the vehicles. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046074 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING LIGHTING NETWORKS - A lighting network ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150046075 | WIRELESS VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS HAVING ENHANCED RESPONSE TIME - Embodiments of the invention include a wireless vehicle detection systems and associated methods with extended range and battery life. The wireless vehicle detection system can include a plurality of sensor pods in communication with an access point without repeaters. Embodiments of the sensor pod can include a vehicle detector controller adapted to determine the presence of vehicles and a communication controller connected to the vehicle detector and adapted to transmit data 300 feet or more to an access point, which in turns communicates with the base station. To extend the battery life of the sensor pod, the sensor pod can be adapted to detect received communication signal strength and adjust transmitting power based upon said strength to thereby conserve power. Embodiments of the sensor pod can also include a battery connected in parallel to an HLC capacitor to further extend the life of the battery. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046076 | Navigation system for vehicles - The present invention relates to vehicles, specifically to an improved navigation system. In order to provide a technology, which will permit drivers of vehicles to better predict consumption and to conserve energy, for example energy in the form of electric battery power or fuel, and to extend the vehicle's driving range, a method for optimizing a driving range of a vehicle, the method typically comprising the following steps: a) predicting driving routes based on a determined start and target route points based on a stored road network model; b) providing additional situation related data comprising environmental factors; c) calculating energy consumption of energy stored on board the vehicle for the predicted driving routes based on the situation related data; and d) determining a most economical route with regards to a minimized energy consumption. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046077 | HOVERING CONTROL FOR HELICOPTERS USING A GNSS VECTOR - A GNSS-based system and method for maintaining a vehicle in a predetermined relation relative to a fixed location defined by GNSS coordinates. The system and method is configured for enabling and facilitating air-to-ground operations. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046078 | DYNAMIC SAFETY SHIELDS FOR SITUATION ASSESSMENT AND DECISION MAKING IN COLLISION AVOIDANCE TASKS - A system and method provided on an ego-vehicle for assessing potential threats in a vehicle collision avoidance system, and/or to plan safety-allowed vehicle trajectories for vehicle path planning. The method includes detecting objects in a predetermined vicinity around the ego-vehicle, and determining the relative velocity or other measure between each detected object and the ego-vehicle. The method defines a virtual dynamic safety shield around each detected object that has a shape, size and orientation that is determined by predetermined properties related to the current state of traffic around the ego-vehicle. The method also defines an action grid around the ego-vehicle. The method assesses the threat level of a potential collision between each detected object based on how the shield for that object and the action grid interact. The interaction between the shields and the grid induces actions aimed at aborting collisions and allows for trajectory planning. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046079 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing device can receive a positioning signal that is transmitted from a transmitting device. The information processing device includes an input reception unit for receiving an input of a destination and for identifying first location information including first floor number information, the first floor number information indicating a floor number of the destination in a structure including the destination, a retrieval unit for retrieving second location information including second floor number information from the positioning signal, the second floor number information indicating a floor number on which the transmitting device is provided in a structure in which the transmitting device is provided, and a calculation unit for calculating a route from a current location of the information processing device to the destination by using the first location information and the second location information. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046080 | VEHICLE REQUEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING A CENTRAL SERVER - A vehicle request management system having a server | 2015-02-12 |
20150046081 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT AND MULTIPOINT NAVIGATION - Systems and methods for time management and multipoint navigation adapted to receive at least one task to be performed by the user; calculate a time schedule; allow the user to view said time schedule and target information via a graphical user interface; allow for an automatic or semi-automatic periodic re-calculation of said time schedule according to information retrieved from a remote computing device; and allow the user to export said calculated orders and target information to a navigation aid. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046082 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE AND PRESENTATION-USE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle-use information terminal according to the present invention is provided with an information acquisition unit which acquires post information from an external WEB service center. Furthermore, the vehicle-use information terminal is provided with an information summary unit which summarizes a plurality of post information for which post content is shared or is similar from among post information which has been acquired by the information acquisition unit. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046083 | DYNAMIC ETA AND STA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A transportation system may store a standard time of arrival table including standard time of arrivals for fixed stops and waypoints or geo-sections. Delay of a vehicle reaching a fixed stop is determined and may be used to determine an estimated time of arrival to a destination on the route. Delay may be determined in response to traversing the waypoints or geo-sections on the route, and the estimated time of arrival may be updated according to the delay at each waypoint or geo-section. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046084 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATION CONTROL - An apparatus for navigation control includes: a GPS configured to locate a current position of a vehicle and a speed bump ahead of the vehicle; a sensor configured to acquire detailed information of the speed bump and a current speed of the vehicle; a controller configured to locate the current position of the vehicle to divide a distance from the current position to the speed bump into one or more regions, to check the current speed of the vehicle, to calculate a recommended speed for passing over the speed bump based on the detailed information of the speed bump, and to generate a warning message if the current speed is above the recommended speed; and an outputter configured to output the warning message under control of the controller. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046085 | Alternative routing determination - A computer implemented method, system and apparatus for routing a user from a starting location to a destination location. The method comprises routing the user towards the destination along an initial route, prompting the user that an alternative route to the destination is available and monitoring the location of the user to determine whether to provide routing directions for the initial route or for the alternative route. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046086 | REAL-TIME SPATIAL PATH COMPARISON - Methods for processing motion paths for physical entities. For each physical entity among several physical entities, several representations are received of positions of the physical entity. In response to detecting that a number of physical entities among the physical entities traverse a similar motion path, a path record is generated, which represents the motion path traversed by the number of physical entities. | 2015-02-12 |
20150046087 | NAVI-SERVER, NAVI-CLIENT, AND NAVI-SYSTEM - Provided is a navi-system or the like capable of improving accuracy of road traffic information that is created based on probe information. A navi-client | 2015-02-12 |
20150046088 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ITINERARY - A method and a system for easily managing an itinerary are provided. The method includes generating, by an electronic device, a trip route, selecting a trip item for recommendation information searching, searching for recommendation information of the selected trip item based on the generated trip route, displaying the searched recommendation information at a corresponding location on the generated trip route, modifying the generated trip route based on selected recommendation information from the displayed recommendation information, and storing the modified trip route. | 2015-02-12 |